76 (number) facts for kids

76 (seventy-six) is a natural number. It comes right after 75 and just before 77.

All About the Number 76

76 in Mathematics

The number 76 has some interesting features in math:

• It is a Lucas number, which is part of a special sequence of numbers, similar to the Fibonacci sequence.
• It is a telephone number. This means it shows how many different ways you can connect 6 points together in pairs.
• It is also a nontotient number.
• 76 is a 14-gonal number. This relates to shapes with 14 sides.
• It is a centered pentagonal number, which means it can be shown as dots arranged in a pentagon shape with a dot in the middle.
• 76 is an automorphic number in base 10. This is cool because when you square 76 (76 x 76 = 5,776), the number 76 appears at the end of the answer. Higher powers of 76 also end in 76. The only other two-digit number that does this is 25.

There are 76 unique ways to create special geometric shapes called "uniform hyperbolic honeycombs" in three dimensions. These are made using a method called Wythoff constructions.

76 in Science

• The chemical element osmium has an atomic number of 76.
• The Little Dumbbell Nebula, a cloud of gas and dust in space, is known as Messier object 76 (M76). You can find it in the constellation Pegasus.

76 in Everyday Life

The Bennington Flag features the number 76.

The number 76 appears in many places:

• In the USA, "76" often refers to 1776. This was the year the United States Declaration of Independence was signed.
• Seventy-Six is the title of a novel written in 1823 by American writer John Neal.
• The Spirit of '76 is a famous patriotic painting by Archibald MacNeal Willard.
• "76" is a brand of gas stations owned by ConocoPhillips.
• In the musical The Music Man by Meredith Willson, a popular song is called "Seventy-Six Trombones".
• The 76ers are a professional basketball team based in Philadelphia.
• 76 is the first music album by Dutch DJ and producer Armin van Buuren.
• The number 76 also appears in years like 1876 and 1976.

See also

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